Shoe



A. J. SCHNEIDER.

SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC,3. 1918.

1,845,407. Patented J ly 6, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEEP I.

INVENTOR'.

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ADOLF J. SCHNEIDER, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SHOE.

vsame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon which form a part 1 ofthis specification.

This invention has reference,

vention relates more particularly to improvements in the class of shoes set forth in my former application for Letters-Patent, filed May 16, 1918, Serial No. 235,016, in

which the shoe is provided with the usual front opening connected with the upper of the shoe, the closing portions of the upper being. provided with the usual eyelets or other fasteners for the shoe-lacing, but in which the quartersof the shoe are also pro-1 videdw-with an .opening and overlapping members for closing said opening, means members for securing said membersv in closed relation about the back and ankle of the foot so that the shoe can be quickly removed from about the foot, without disturbing the front closed arrangement of the upper portions and of the lacing connected therewith. j V

The present invention,therefore, has for its principal object to provide in connection with a shoe of the character above stated, a

novel and improved shape of overlapping member to be used- Yin connection with the opening at the rear of the shoe.

Other objects of the present invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the present invention. 1

With the various objects of-the present invention in view, the said inventionconsists, primarily, in the, novelcshoe hereinafter set forth; and, the saidinvention consists, furthermore, in fthe' novel arrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction ofsaid parts, all of which will be more fully described in the follow- Specification of Letters Patent.

7 a generally, to improvements in shoes; and, the present 111- ing specification and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claim which are appended to and-which form an essential part I of the said specification.

The said invention is clearly illustrated the overlapping members in their close relation; and Fig. 3 is a similar view of the shoe, but the overlapping members thereof being represented in their separated or opened relation. 7

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the rear end portion of the; shoe, with the overlapping members shown in theirseparated or opened relation; Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section of said rear end-portion of thevshoe, said section being represented as taken on line 5-5 in said Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow X; Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical seetion, taken on line 66 in saidFig. 1, looking toward the rear of the shoe and ig. 7 is a detail face view of one of the overlapping members before being sewed in position to the respective quarter of the shoe.

Similar characters of reference are em ployed in all of the said above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures ofv the drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates a shoe of anydesired form, style and construction, the same being provided with the usual upper-members 2 having along their front edges. an arrangement of eyelets,as '3, or other suitable lace-fasteners, for the reception of the lace 1 for closing the front open portion of the shoe over the usual tongue 5. If desired, and-as shown in F 1g. 1 of the drawings, in additionto this usual arrangement of eyelets 3, auxiliary eyelets or perforations, as 6, may be disposed along the upper marginal edgeportions 7 of the said upper-members 2 for the reception and securing therein of the respective ends of the-lace 4 in any suitable manner, as will be evident, without the ne cessity of tying the lace-ends in the form of a bow-knot. Y

"Patented July 6, 1920.

Application filed December 3, 1918. Serial No. 265,097.

. The sole of the shoe is designated by the reference-character 8, said sole having. the

heel 9, and having secured thereto the vamp from an inspection of said Fig. 2.

10 which is formed with the usual heelpiece 11. As shown in the several figures of the drawings, the rear portions or quarters 12 and 13 of the respective uppers 2, also provide an opening at the rear-end 0f the shoe, one of said quarters, as 12, being suitably extended and marginally formed in such a, manner, so as to provide an inner closing. member or flap, as-ll, said closing member or flap, when the shoe is worn upon the foot, being disposed behind the other quarter 13, as indicated, in the dotted outline in-Fig. 2; of the drawings. The said quarter 13 is cut at its rear edge witlr the usual marginal straight and vertically disposed edge 15, and suitably secured to the inner face-portion of the said quarter 13 is an overlapping closing member or flap 16,

said flap 16 being of the eneral marginal configuration indicated in Figs. 4L and 7 of the drawings, and being securedin its operative position, by means of suitable stitching, in such a manner, so that the main bodyportion 17 of said closing member or flap 16 will. extend beyond the above-mentioned marginal edge 15 of the quarter 13, as shown more particularly in Fig. 2 of the drawings, wherebywhen the shoe isxworn upon the foot, the said extending portion of the flap 16 can be brought into itsv overlapping relation with the outer surfaceor face of the quarter 12, as will be clearly understood That the said closing member or fiap16 is securely secured in its operative position with relation to the quarter 13, either upon or beneath the usual inner canvas or other suit-- able cloth lining of the shoe, (not here shown) the said flap 16 is provided with a suitably formed extension, 17, see Figs. 4 and 7, which is arranged against the inner face of the rear end-portionof the vamp 10 or the heel-piece 11 and suitably secured thereto by stitching, or otherwise, the said flap 16 bein also secured along the dotted line '18, see *ig. 7 and along the marginal edge'15 of the quarter 18by proper stitchinmor otherwise, to the said quarter 13.

heel 9 and the inner insert .19 of the shoe is the end-portion 21 of an upwardly extending tab 20 which extends upwardly and is doubled uponitself, as. at- 22, so asto form a loop or pull-portion-23, the downwardly extending portion2d of saidloop or pullportioni23, being arranged against the inner face of the said member or 'flap 14 and the said quarter 12, substantially as shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5and6 of the drawings, and

being secured in place by the stitching 25. As shown, the said outer overlapping member or flap 16 has suitably secured upon uitably inserted and secured between the its outer face, and in the properposition, a

disposed hole or slot 28 in said overlapping member or flap L6. Properly positioned upon the quarter 12 is a holding or retaining device, in the form: of a stud, and of the gen-.

eral construction set. forth in. my sai'dformer application for Letters-Patent, Serial. No.

235,016, which swan adapted to. be brought into engagement with theperforated or slot.- ted portions of the said 'overlappingmember reinforcing element 26. of leather, or the or-flap 16 and said reinforcing member 26.: V

This holding or retaining device consists,

essentially of: the main element or stud 29, with 'whichthe closing member or flap: 16 is V 7 adapted to be brou ht. into holding-i engagement, as shown-in. li igsrl and 2 oftheidrawings, and the reference-character 3O indi-" cates the main back-plate of the device, said back-plate being separably connected with" the said. stud, in the manner set; forth and illustrated in my saidformer application, Serial No. 235,016, by-means ofthcserew-31. As shown, the said back plate 30 is. eccentrically disposed with relation to the said 7 stud 29, the purpose of this being that a greater reinforcing member or element is provided upon the innerface of the quarter 12 at that point of the shoe-leather where the greatest strain is' brought thereon, dur ing the detachment of the reinforced part of the closing member or flap 16 from the stud-29, as will be clearly evident from an drawi'ngs. I #Furthermore, the arrangements and dis inspection of the several figures of the positions of the several parts of the holding or retaining device upon' the quarter 12, and I of the perforated orslotted portionsof the flap 16 and its reinforcing member-26', are such that when the parts are brought. into their closedand retaining relation, the closing or retaining device or stud, and espe cially its eccentrically disposed back-plate,

will be located at a position. opposite the hollowat one side directl below the ankle of the foot, so that in walking the parts will not become-disconnected,norcause any dis comfort to the wearer of the shoe.

The construction, use andad vantagesof the invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description of the present invention and from an inspection of the drawingswhich accompany the samefand any further'description of the invention is therefore deemed unnecessary. It'Wll-l also be evident, that the invention is applicable to all styles of shoes worn by men, as well as women, without detracting fromthe appearance of the shoe or rendering it uncomfortable to the wearer.

the rear so as to provide an opening, one of 7 said quarters having a rearwardly extending portionforming an integral part of said quarter and providing an inner closing flap, the other quarter having a straight marginal edge-portion, and an outer flap comprising a main body-portion and a flap-portion, said outer flap being secured by sewing along said straight marginal edge-portion diagonally across said outer flap on an imaginary linebetween the body-portion and the flapportion of said outer flap, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

Inftestimony, that I claim the invention 15 set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of November, 1918.

ADOLF J. SCHNEIDER. Witnesses V F REDK. C. FRAENTZEL, BARBARA SUTTERLIN. 

